Petitioner Joseph Merneigh appeals the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, arguing that his constitutional rights were violated at his trial in state court on charges of rape and deviate sexual assault when (1) the prosecutor used his silence at prior court-ordered fitness examinations in order to rebut his insanity defense, and (2) the court midway through trial ordered...
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